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How to Make Backfields in Infinite Craft

Backfields is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 41 combinations to get there, and the final one is Backfield plus Plural. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

BackfieldPluralBackfields

Marathon41 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 51

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 41 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2EarthPlantTree
  3. 3TreeWaterRiver
  4. 4RiverTreePaper
  5. 5EarthPaperMap
  6. 6MapWindCompass
  7. 7CompassWaterNavigation
  8. 8FireWaterSteam
  9. 9FireSteamEngine
  10. 10EnginePlantCar
  11. 11WaterWindWave
  12. 12EarthWaveSand
  13. 13FireSandGlass
  14. 14GlassSteamMirror
  15. 15FireFireVolcano
  16. 16MirrorVolcanoEcho
  17. 17CarEchoReverse
  18. 18NavigationReverseBack
  19. 19EarthEngineTractor
  20. 20EarthTractorFarm
  21. 21EarthFarmField
  22. 22BackFieldBackfield
  23. 23WindWindTornado
  24. 24TornadoWaterTsunami
  25. 25EarthTsunamiIsland
  26. 26EarthIslandContinent
  27. 27SteamWaveSurf
  28. 28ContinentSurfAustralia
  29. 29EarthEarthMountain
  30. 30MountainWindAvalanche
  31. 31AvalancheWindSnow
  32. 32AustraliaSnowNo
  33. 33WaterWaterLake
  34. 34LakeWaterOcean
  35. 35NoOceanNot
  36. 36EarthWindDust
  37. 37DustEngineVacuum
  38. 38FireVacuumBlack Hole
  39. 39Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  40. 40NotSingularityPlural
  41. 41BackfieldPluralBackfields
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Earth + Plant→ Tree3Tree + Water→ River4River + Tree→ Paper5Earth + Paper→ Map6Map + Wind→ Compass7Compass + Water→ Navigation8Fire + Water→ Steam9Fire + Steam→ Engine10Engine + Plant→ Car11Water + Wind→ Wave12Earth + Wave→ Sand13Fire + Sand→ Glass14Glass + Steam→ Mirror15Fire + Fire→ Volcano16Mirror + Volcano→ Echo17Car + Echo→ Reverse18Navigation + Reverse→ Back19Earth + Engine→ Tractor20Earth + Tractor→ Farm21Earth + Farm→ Field22Back + Field→ Backfield23Wind + Wind→ Tornado24Tornado + Water→ Tsunami25Earth + Tsunami→ Island26Earth + Island→ Continent27Steam + Wave→ Surf28Continent + Surf→ Australia29Earth + Earth→ Mountain30Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche31Avalanche + Wind→ Snow32Australia + Snow→ No33Water + Water→ Lake34Lake + Water→ Ocean35No + Ocean→ Not36Earth + Wind→ Dust37Dust + Engine→ Vacuum38Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole39Black Hole + Tornado→ Singularity40Not + Singularity→ Plural41Backfield + Plural→ Backfields

Backfields at a glance

Steps to craft
41
Marathon
Crafting depth
51
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 41 steps

Similar effort to Backfields, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Backfields in Infinite Craft?

Combine Backfield with Plural. The full path from the base elements takes 41 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Backfields?

41 steps on the shortest known path from Water, Fire, Wind and Earth.

Is Backfields hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 41 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Backfields?

Only one known combination produces Backfields.

Path verified against the open recipe graph on . Method described in our methodology, data credited on data sources.